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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by Wolfenstein98k on Thursday May 09, 2024 @02:56AM (#40305928)
Yes, democracy can vote to end itself and replace itself with autocracy.

If not, it's not democracy! You're deciding to overrule the demos and enforce your minority opinion!

I know it seems like pedantry but we shouldn't confuse liberalism with democracy.

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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by aprilthird2021 on Thursday May 09, 2024 @10:15AM (#40308438)
But the resulting autocracy is not democratic. People voting is democratic but what they vote for may not be
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